Hi, I'm a 22 year old woman who's been experiencing some really weird symptoms over the past three-ish months.

I've had a cough for around 10 weeks, breathlessness that's getting worse, chest pain/discomfort, trouble swallowing, noticing my alcohol tolerance has changed drastically (& I get sore lymph nodes afterwards now too), and I am clawing at my face, neck, collarbones/chest it's so itchy all the time! I've noticed a swollen gland on the right side of my neck, which has gone from smaller than a pea to about the size of a grape - with no signs of infection, and my neck/jaw/collarbones ache like something is pressing into them.

I am trying to get in touch with my GP for tests, but I keep being fobbed off without even having spoken to a GP - What I want to ask is am I allowed to ask for a scan or a biopsy to figure this out?

I know within myself that something really isn't right and I want answers... I know they can say no, but are you allowed to ask for specific tests like that?